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18.1%CURRENT US$
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11.8%CURRENT US$
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$1,488CURRENT US$
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About

Netherlands-Zambia Trade: In 2022, Netherlands exported $52.2M to Zambia. The main products that Netherlands exported to Zambia were Excavation Machinery ($18.1M), Other Plastic Products ($5.88M), and Poultry Meat ($4.08M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Zambia have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.66%, from $62.9M in 2017 to $52.2M in 2022.

In 2022, Netherlands did not export any services to Zambia.

Zambia-Netherlands Trade: In 2022, Zambia exported $15.3M to Netherlands. The main products that Zambia exported to Netherlands were Cut Flowers ($4.56M), Refined Copper ($3.91M), and Ferroalloys ($1.96M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Zambia to Netherlands have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.38%,  from $18.2M in 2017 to $15.3M in 2022.

In 2022, Zambia did not export any services to Netherlands.

Comparison: In 2022,  Netherlands ranked 23 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.11), and 6 in total exports ($674B). That same year, Zambia ranked 96 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.7), and 88 in total exports ($14.8B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Netherlands exported $52.2M to Zambia. The main products exported from Netherlands to Zambia were Excavation Machinery ($18.1M), Other Plastic Products ($5.88M), and Poultry Meat ($4.08M). During the last 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Zambia have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.66%, from $62.9M in 2017 to $52.2M in 2022.

In 2017, Zambia exported $15.3M to Netherlands. The main products exported from Zambia to Netherlands were Cut Flowers ($4.56M), Refined Copper ($3.91M), and Ferroalloys ($1.96M). During the last 5 years the exports of Zambia to Netherlands have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.38%, from $18.2M in 2022 to $15.3M in 2017.

Exports from Netherlands (Flag) to Zambia (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Zambia (Flag) to Netherlands (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Netherlands
Top Destination
Germany$131B
Zambia
Top Destination
Switzerland$4.5B

This map shows whether countries import more from Netherlands or Zambia. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Netherlands and Zambia or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Netherlands than Zambia included Germany ($131B), Belgium ($94.3B), and France ($59.9B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Zambia than Netherlands included Pitcairn Islands ($1.49B), Democratic Republic of the Congo ($1.51B), and Equatorial Guinea ($635M).

Difference in imports from Zambia (Flag) and Netherlands (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Netherlands - Zambia

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Netherlands and Zambia by product, considering products traded by both, Netherlands and Zambia.

During 2022, Netherlands had a large net trade with Zambia in the exports of Machines ($32.3M), Plastics and Rubbers ($6.54M), and Animal Products ($4.86M).

During 2017, Zambia had a large net trade with Netherlands in the exports of Vegetable Products ($9.27M), Metals ($5.91M), and Machines ($95.4k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Netherlands Zambia+$3.85MTelephones
Top Product Potential Zambia Netherlands+$6.73MRefined Copper

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Netherlands and Zambia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Netherlands indicates it has a comparative advantage over Zambia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Zambia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Netherlands.

Product Space of Netherlands (Flag) and Zambia (Flag) (2022)

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